24K views · 865 reactions | Viva Verdi! The Royal Opera's hauntingly beautiful production of Il trovatore returns next month with two casts including Maria Agresta, Lianna Haroutounian, Anita Rachvelishvili and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Tickets are still available: www.roh.org.uk/trovatore | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

23K views · 837 reactions | Three hours' worth of opera, told in just one minute! ⏱️ With the curtain now up on The Royal Opera's new production, we challenged Marina Rebeka and Riccardo Massi to tell the story of Verdi's Il trovatore in just 60 seconds  https://bit.ly/3os0QuT | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

A moment which "began a victorious march throughout the operatic world" 🙌 Verdi's Il trovatore had its premiere on this day in 1853 in Rome, and was a huge success from its first performance. In celebration, here's a taste of The Royal Opera's recent staging, featuring the famous Anvil Chorus. Il trovatore returns to our Main Stage on 26 February - book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3CdwJht | Royal Ballet And Opera

1.3K reactions · 327 shares | Il Trovatore returns to cinemas on June...

Watch now on OperaVision: Il trovatore Surpassing its hugely successful spiritual predecessor Rigoletto, Il Trovatore was an instant triumph. Verdi’s music is so passionate and transcendent that one almost loses sight of opera’s notoriously most implausible plot, complete with burning babies and bloodthirsty vengeance | OperaVision